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Food & Drink
Must-Try: the award-winning black truffle and matsutake mushroom salad from Splendido
At this year’s city-wide Gold Medal Plates competition—the culinary equivalent of the Olympics for Toronto chefs— Splendido...
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Splendido owners Victor Barry and Carlo Catallo are breaking up
While other Toronto restaurateurs are forging new partnerships, Victor Barry and Carlo Catallo, co-owners of Splendido and Queen...
Food & Drink
Superchef Supper Club: Victor Barry and Marc Thuet serve bison and bear for two nights at Splendido
Toronto chefs have become remarkably mobile, flying from food events to pop-ups to guest-chef gigs with the ease of musicians...
Food & Drink
Toronto Taste 2013: We sample dishes from the chefs of Buca, Splendido, Scaramouche and more
More than 60 restaurants and other food purveyors took part in the 23 installment of Toronto Taste at the ROM on Sunday, offering...
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Introducing: Fika, a charming new café in Kensington Market from Victor Barry and Nikki Leigh McKean
Name: FIKA Neighbourhood: Kensington Market Contact Info: 28 Kensington Ave., http://Fika.ca/, @Fikakensington. Owners: Nikki...
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Splendido chef Victor Barry is opening a new café in Kensington Market
In the last year, new gourmet food shops, like the refurbished Sanagan’s Meat Locker, Hogtown Charcuterie and Hooked, have...
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Must-Try: Splendido’s indulgent new brunch service
After eschewing brunch for most of its 23 years, Splendido has finally decided to cater to Toronto’s collective Sunday-morning...
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Gallery: 8 inventive takes on pho, ramen and other noodle dishes at Slurp Noodlefest
The city’s hard-core ramen fixation has been going strong for about a year now, but it was an earlier Toronto noodle...
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Splendido starts regular brunch service for the first time ever this spring
The Harbord Street institution opens for brunch on March 31, serving the mid-morning meal on a weekly basis for the first time in...
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Slurp Noodlefest takes over The Great Hall next month
Toronto is in the midst of a serious ramen fixation, so it’s only fitting that the latest food event from the trend-savvy Food...
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Winterlicious 2013 Last Call: the scoop on the hot restaurants that still have tables available
Winterlicious ends on Thursday, but not before the dramatic final push, during which diners inundate their favourite ’licious...
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10 most romantic Toronto restaurants—good for everything from popping the question to illicit affairs
Whether you’re hoping to impress a new flame or celebrate with a long-time lover, the right restaurant can be the difference...
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Winterlicious 2013: our food editor picks 10 ideal meals from this year’s list
Winterlicious is upon us again, with restaurants serving three-course prix fixe dinners for $25, $35 or $45. The roster doesn’t...
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Weekly Lunch Pick: the splurge-worthy December prix fixe at Splendido
Every year, Splendido’ s chef Victor Barry and manager Carlo Catallo get into the holiday spirit by opening their doors for that...
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Iron Chefs: how the fine dining institution Splendido creates culinary superstars
Food & Drink
Toronto Taste 2012: We catch up with the chefs and owners of Buca, Nota Bene, Splendido, Salt and many more
This past Sunday marked the 22nd edition of Toronto Taste, which saw 2,000 food enthusiasts gathering at the ROM to meet some of...
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Weekly Eater: Toronto food events for April 23 to 29
Monday, April 23 Tuesday, April 24 Wednesday, April 25 Thursday, April 26 Friday, April 27 Saturday, April 28 Sunday, April 29
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Foie gras, surprise caviar orders and one tight ship: my 12-hour stage at Splendido
Our regular contributor Renée Suen was recently invited to put away her fork and don an apron to stage at Splendido (a culinary...
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Weekly Lunch Pick: the refined decadence of Splendido’s holiday tasting menu
December’s here, and that means cold weather and holiday decadence. Splendido, Harbord Street’s temple of special-occasion...
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In a bid to stop the “mega-quarry,” Michael Stadtländer rallies (nearly) every chef we’ve ever heard of for Foodstock
Michael Stadtländer has rallied 100 of the best chefs from across Canada to participate in Foodstock, an epic, pay-what-you-can...
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Introducing: The County General, Splendido’s younger sibling on Queen West
When we heard that Splendido co-owners Carlo Catallo and Victor Barry were taking over the Queen West space formerly occupied by...
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Toronto Taste 2011: We get the latest news from top chefs and restaurateurs from Woodlot, Buca, Nota Bene, O&B and many more
Two thousand of Toronto’s food lovers and makers gathered at the ROM on Sunday for the 21st edition of Toronto Taste . The...
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The 10 best pickled foods at Toronto restaurants
Pickled things—lovingly brined, jarred and served by the city’s star chefs—are the hottest grandmotherly food since cookies...
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Best New Restaurants 2010
This time last year, the future looked awfully grim. We braced for restaurant closures and recessionary menus, but 2009 was...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
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As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
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